For the Love of Ly: Tarot: Theory and Practice

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It's the final day of my "For the Love of Ly" week, and it went by so fast! By now, some of you are totally hooked like I am. She's so easy to fall for! In this last post, I'm going to introduce you to "Tarot: Theory and Practice". As many of you know, I am a Tarot reader, and have been for many years. Tarot had already recognized me by the time Ly's book came out, but I have to tell you, this is the only book anyone whom Tarot has chosen to obtain the skills necessary for growth and understanding.

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Tarot: Theory and Practice

Book Description on Amazon: Is it possible, using nothing more than a seemingly simple Tarot deck, to tap into a realm beyond time—a dimension in which the events of the "future" are revealed to you? Can you discover—and sometimes change—your destiny? Or, speak a prophecy aloud and affect events that have not yet been set in motion? All of this, with just a Tarot deck?

In this groundbreaking and provocative work, professional Tarot reader Ly de Angeles shares a wealth of knowledge, offering proven techniques for using the Tarot to predict the future. She presents bold new theories on the nature of time and reality, exploring the connections between the Tarot, the Qabbalistic Tree of Life, and quantum concepts. Throughout the book, de Angeles includes fascinating case histories and mind-expanding exercises you can try for yourself. Tarot Theory and Practice explores:

Quantum time and multiple lives  +  Shadow reality  +  Free will and fate  
The Tree of Life  +  Personal energy fields  +  Gods and ghosts + The random factor
Predictions and prophesies  +  Self-protection and psychic clag

A comprehensive guide to card interpretations and Tarot card meaning with several sample spreads will help you gain the skills needed to do Tarot readings for yourself and others. Advice on many practical aspects of Tarot, from handling your cards properly to going professional, is also covered in this one-of-a-kind Tarot book.

Excerpt


Introduction

I have been interpreting Tarot for thirty years and teaching it for twenty.

Realizing that there are a plethora of books available on the subject has meant that I have neglected giving you my own teaching technique, not wanting to add simply one more stick onto the pile.

But, it’s time. This is the book I have always said I would/could never write. I learned these techniques, initially, through an oral tradition and over the years that is also how I have taught it, and I have needed to become sufficiently competent as a writer to attempt this!

I teach what are called Walking the Web-Tarot Collectives on average every six months, with never more than ten students in each class, who train intensively for eight hours a day, one day a week for ten weeks, always with copious homework. While many have gone on to become competent readers, there are also many who decided it was too big a risk to their personal lives and were simply pleased to have acquired the metaphysical knowledge and understanding.

Some of you will become accomplished in this art, but many of you will not, as not everyone can become a Tarot reader. That’s okay, because it’s much better to learn as much as you can, do the training and experiment, but also be comfortable with yourself if it doesn't end up being your thing.

When Tarot becomes aware of you and you change in accordance with its nature (and never the other way around) you become Tarot. This process begins with the realization that nothing is separate- that everything is a unique expression of the Whole that is life, the universe, and everything- is the ultimate, ultimate liberation!

Part One will focus primarily on breaking down traditional understandings of such things as time, matter and energy, how prophecy works, the laws of cause and effect, and certain imperative understandings such as language and literality; the implications of divination to the practitioner and the public; responsibility and objectivity. There are a few exercises in this section.

Part Two discusses the Tree of Life and its relationship to life-both macrocosmically and microcosmically- and, as the glyph of this system is used as the central theme of a client consultation, this deeper knowledge is integral.

You will then progress to the relationship between the Tree of Life, Astrology, and Tarot until we arrive at the information on the Major Arcana and the Soul’s Journey. From there you will gain a definitive understanding of all the cards, and the keywords necessary for interpretation.

Part Three is your practice workshop and Part Four is a guide to going professional.

I have broken the work down into unites so that you can take your time studying. There are twelve altogether. You can progress as slowly or as quickly as you choose, but these twelve units represent a symbolic twelve-month training process.

It is advisable to purchase your pack of Tarot cards before you begin the program as you will be using the deck throughout our time together. We won’t be using the cards initially, but it is good to familiarize yourself with the images and find the box or make the bag that you will keep them in to keep away from others’ hands (most necessary).

Working as a Group
It will be of enormous benefit to do the following series of workshops with an interested friend, or friends, as working in a group can trigger plenty of healthy debate, opinion, and clarity. It will aid you in backing up each other’s objectivity and assist all concerned to remember the rather large quantity of information. It will also serve later, when practicing the spreads, to have a ready group willing to experiment with each other before going on into the wider community.
If I find myself talking to you as though you are a group, please bear with me (and hopefully that’s exactly what you will have set up).